U2
- rock
- Ireland
- formed 1976, Dublin
- 5 albums
- 43 Dutch Top 40 hits
- 1987–2002
U2 is a group from Ireland, formed in 1976 in Dublin. Over the years, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., Dik Evans and Ivan McCormick played in the group. The collection holds five albums by the group, released between 1987 and 2002: The Joshua Tree (1987), Achtung Baby (1991), Pop (1997), The Best of 1980 - 1990 (1998) and The Best of 1990 - 2000 & B - Sides (2002). On top of that, the group appears on two albums by others. In all, 43 records reached the Dutch Top 40, four of them the top spot. The highest was Beautiful Day: number 1 in week 43 of 2000.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Albums by U2
By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Sound of U2
U2 sounds much like the shelves on average, at a tempo around 127 bpm.
Across 55 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of U2
The six members of U2, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Bono
The Edge
Adam Clayton
Larry Mullen, Jr.
Dik EvansMember of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
Also appears on
U2 also appears on two albums by others, from compilations to soundtracks.
Biggest hits of U2
In the Dutch Top 40, U2 had 43 records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.
week 43, 2000378weeks in the chart
with 43 records1982first entry
week 37, 19822014latest entry
week 40, 201425years with an entry
- 1Beautiful DayU2200017 weeks
- 1ElevationU2200114 weeks
- 1Window In The SkiesU2200711 weeks
- 1The Saints Are ComingU2, Green Day20067 weeks
- 2OneMary J. Blige, U2200622 weeks
All 43 records by U2 in the Dutch Top 40
Source: top40.nl
Together with U2
On tracks of albums in the collection, U2 appears with B.B. King.
B.B. King1 track
Frequently asked questions
How many albums by U2 are in the collection?
There are five, released between 1987 and 2002: The Joshua Tree (1987), Achtung Baby (1991), Pop (1997), The Best of 1980 - 1990 (1998) and The Best of 1990 - 2000 & B - Sides (2002).
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did U2 have?
U2 had 43 records in the Dutch Top 40, four of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Beautiful Day, which reached number 1 in week 43 of 2000.
Who played in U2?
Over the years that was Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., Dik Evans and Ivan McCormick. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.
Which albums by other artists feature U2?
U2 appears on two albums by others: Nineties Collected Vol. 2 and 90's Movie Hits Collected.
How do you play the music of U2?
Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.